Charles Frederick Bollen PERRIN

Regimental number10/790
Date of birth1886
Place of birthWellington
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPharmaceutical dispenser
AddressHean's Pharmacy, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 3"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles Perrin, Masterton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 20 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 2 March 1915, of (1) being absent from camp after hours; (2) bring improperly dressed: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Esmeraldas', Dardanelles, 9 August 1915 (diarrhoea); disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 13 August 1915; transferred to No.21 General Hospital, Alexandria, 15 August 1915 (dysentery); to Convalescent Camo, Zeitoun, 21 October 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tahiti', 20 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 December 1915; discharged (medically unfit), 27 May 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 282 days (of which 1 year 70 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death23 February 1962, Masterton
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20800604